USA T-7A Trainer by BAE, Boeing & Saab.

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After a long delay the T-7A trainer deliveries have started with the first units.

T-7

www.boeing.com

This is a state of the art trainer, specially designed to train 5th and next generation fighter pilots.
But the problem is that these fighters are so easy to fly as they are furnished with top end FBW (fly by wire) avionics that makes a pilot’s work too easy. So the trainer has been designed with this in mind.
The pilot will be a lazy passenger whereby the flying the plane will be done by FBW system and the pilot will be busy sorting out sensors and equipment related to the plane’s situational awareness, EW, system management etc. So the pilot's brain cycles will be focused on mission management rather than on manually flying the aircraft. It is a bit of a downer as the intricacies of standard flight training has been omitted.
This puts the plane in a position (as far as the designers are concerned) not needing supersonic flight. As supersonic flight is going to be used only for a short time during flight, it has been deemed not necessary to be included in this trainer.
This is a bit of a short sightedness, when the best new generation fighters are supercruise capable, it is important to have a trainer that can fly supersonic.
But supersonic flight means more expensive trainer. US airforce needs at least 350 of these trainers and cost is important. It is claimed that the empty shell plane cost is around 20 million dollars. But the price will spiral upwards as electronics and mission related avionics are added. So cost has played a certain part in going subsonic too.

Tusas Hurjet‘s approach is more realistic, and with the rift between US and Europe growing, it has all the makings of a success story.

 

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After a long delay the T-7A trainer deliveries have started with the first units.

T-7

www.boeing.com

This is a state of the art trainer, specially designed to train 5th and next generation fighter pilots.
But the problem is that these fighters are so easy to fly as they are furnished with top end FBW (fly by wire) avionics that makes a pilot’s work too easy. So the trainer has been designed with this in mind.
The pilot will be a lazy passenger whereby the flying the plane will be done by FBW system and the pilot will be busy sorting out sensors and equipment related to the plane’s situational awareness, EW, system management etc. So the pilot's brain cycles will be focused on mission management rather than on manually flying the aircraft. It is a bit of a downer as the intricacies of standard flight training has been omitted.
This puts the plane in a position (as far as the designers are concerned) not needing supersonic flight. As supersonic flight is going to be used only for a short time during flight, it has been deemed not necessary to be included in this trainer.
This is a bit of a short sightedness, when the best new generation fighters are supercruise capable, it is important to have a trainer that can fly supersonic.
But supersonic flight means more expensive trainer. US airforce needs at least 350 of these trainers and cost is important. It is claimed that the empty shell plane cost is around 20 million dollars. But the price will spiral upwards as electronics and mission related avionics are added. So cost has played a certain part in going subsonic too.

Tusas Hurjet‘s approach is more realistic, and with the rift between US and Europe growing, it has all the makings of a success story.

So,this means the F-35 is worthless without BVR against EF,Rafale,KAAN etc?
What if you can Jam all the electronics of the F-35?

 

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So,this means the F-35 is worthless without BVR against EF,Rafale,KAAN etc?
What if you can Jam all the electronics of the F-35?

I like that logic! Makes sense.
If you leave your pilots inexperienced about warfare in supersonic flight conditions, they would be at a disadvantage when they have to..

But this plane is there to train pilots for a fighter jet that is a flying computer in essence, that is also carrying munitions and a2a missiles.

Apart from f22, in a non BVR confrontation, none of the f35 versions have any chance against a 4.5 generation fighter anyway.
But we don’t know what the next Generation fighter equipment and flight envelope entails.
However, no matter what it entails, to not give training to your pilots in real life supersonic flight conditions is not clever.

F35 is a stealth fighter. You have to see it on your radar to jam it. Even if you have the capability to jam it you need to know where it is. (Also, F35 electronics are very advanced. It would be very difficult to jam.)